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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJust got an odd fundraising call
An outfit called GFI raising money for the democratic party. Wanted me to use them instead of Act Blue.
Wanting credit card information, naturally.
Smelled fishy. Anyone else had this?
Laelth
(32,017 posts)Only donate when you initiate contact first. The scammers are out in force.
-Laelth
msongs
(67,394 posts)gay texan
(2,440 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,669 posts)Best not to deal with anyone you've never heard of - probably lots of scammers out there these days.
frazzled
(18,402 posts)You never know who it is, no matter what they say. Dont even make a pledge when they beg you. Just go to the relevant organizational or candidate web site and make your donation online.
gay texan
(2,440 posts)That was the question i posed to him. I said something along the lines that the Biden Harris campaign seems to be run by rather smart people..... If you're so much more spiffy, then why is the campaign using "ActBlue"?
Got awkward at that point....
brooklynite
(94,495 posts)Fleming, Bridget $5,600 $5,600 $0 Candidate (D-NY01)
Rice, Kathleen $5,600 $5,600 $0 Candidate (D-NY04)
Suozzi, Tom $5,600 $5,600 $0 Candidate (D-NY03)
Clark, Katherine $5,600 $5,600 $0 Candidate (D-MA05)
Buttigieg, Pete $2,900 $2,900 $0 Candidate (D-PRES)
McConnell, Mitch $2,800 $2,800 $0 Candidate (R-KYS1)
Caruso-Cabrera, Michelle $2,800 $2,800 $0 Candidate (D-NY14)
Trump, Donald $2,115 $2,115 $0 Candidate (R-PRES)
Garcia, Mike $500 $500 $0 Candidate (R-CA25)
Booker, Cory $250 $250 $0 Candidate (D-NJS2)
Biden, Joe $75 $75 $0 Candidate (D-PRES)
Omar, Ilhan $63 $63 $0 Candidate (D-MN05)
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria $13 $13 $0 Candidate (D-NY14)
Pressley, Ayanna $13 $13 $0 Candidate (D-MA07)
Tlaib, Rashida $13 $13 $0 Candidate (D-MI13)
Gabbard, Tulsi $10 $10 $0 Candidate (D-HI02)
Celerity
(43,299 posts)GFI was the first broker to offer over-the-counter (OTC) US government bond options, they are an intermediary and provider of trading technologies and support services to the global OTC and listed markets.
http://www.gfigroup.com/